Competitors at the 1984 Summer Paralympics - Archers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Athletes at the 1984 Summer Paralympics (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Archers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Athletes at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Shooters at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Volleyball Players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Wheelchair Basketball Players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Rick Hansen, Tofiri Kibuuka, Trischa Zorn, Ronan Tynan, Philip Craven, Kingsley Bugarin, Batrice Hess, Graham Salmon, Graham Condon, Kerrod Mcgregor, Alex Hermans, Heinz Frei, Ron Bolotin, Jonas Jacobsson, Cato Zahl Pedersen, Hans Anton Aalien, Eliezer Kalina, Uri Bergman, Franz Nietlispach, Antonio Rebollo, Hagai Zamir, Rachael Marshall, Yekutiel Gershoni, Andr Viger, Luca Pancalli, Jouko Grip, Elizabeth Kosmala, Karen Davidson, Gerry O'rourke, Chris Hallam, Kay Mcshane, Kevin Breen, Josie Cichockyj, Herv Paillet, Ted Vince, Connie Hansen. Excerpt: Richard M. Hansen, CC, OBC (born 26 August 1957) is a Canadian Paralympian and an activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour. He was one of the torchbearers and brought the flame into the stadium to light one of the final torch lighters in the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Paralympics his story was shown on a huge wraparound screen, before Hansen took the stage and spoke to the crowd. Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Rick Hansen grew up in Williams Lake, British Columbia. As a young athlete, he had won all-star awards in five sports when he was paralyzed at the age of 15 from being in the back of a truck when it crashed into another car. He worked on rehabilitat... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=645429